matador
English
/ˈmætədɔɹ/
noun
Definitions
- (bullfighting) The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight.
- (uncountable) A certain game of dominoes in which four dominoes (the 4-3, 5-2, 6-1, and double blank), called matadors, may be played at any time in any way.
- (card games) The jack of clubs, or any other trump held in sequence with it, in the game of skat.
- (card games) One of the three chief cards in ombre and quadrille.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian matador (killer).
Origin
Spanish
matador
Gloss
killer